LINCOLN, Nebraska — Ten states sued the federal government Friday over rules requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use restrooms conforming to their gender identity, joining a dozen other states in the latest fight over LGBT rights. The … Read More
The Supreme Court ruled against a set of Texas abortion restrictions in a decision issued Monday. The 5-3 ruling declared the regulations unconstitutional because they place an undue burden on patients and do not promote women’s health and safety as … Read More
Federal lawmakers are working once again to provide military veterans with hassle-free access to state medical marijuana programs. The Senate Appropriations Committee recently approved an amendment aimed at giving physicians employed with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the freedom … Read More
Republican Gov. John Kasich sparked controversy at a presidential campaign event in Watertown, New York, on Friday when he told a young female college student who’d asked about campus sexual assault policy that she should avoid parties where a lot … Read More
One in three American women will have an abortion in her lifetime, according to research from the Guttmacher Institute. That means most Americans know someone who has ended a pregnancy, even if that person has never spoken about it personally. SEE … Read More
As a Republican transgender woman, Caitlyn Jenner has been criticized for her political views. The GOP, after all, does not embrace the cause of transgender acceptance, instead writing and passing legislation that advocates say target transgender people. In a new … Read More
In the summer of 2014, Lee-Anne Walters — a mother of four in Flint, Michigan — noticed something strange. Guests in her swimming pool developed “scabies-like” rashes. Her family’s hair was thinning and falling out. One of her 4-year-old twin … Read More
A U.S. congresswoman is calling out a leading astronomy educator who violated the sexual harassment policy at the University of Arizona, saying the case highlights a larger problem of holding known offenders accountable in higher education. The astronomer, Timothy Frederick … Read More
Reports of sexual assaults at the three military academies surged by more than 50 percent in the 2014-15 school year, and complaints of sexual harassment also spiked, according to Pentagon officials. See also: Marine Corps to make job titles, boot … Read More